Daily Labor Report® Index-Summary

H1N1 VIRUS

– Dual vaccines, CDC recommendation, 195:C–1 (10/13/09)
– Health care workers, House hearing, 188:A–5 (10/1/09)
– Mandatory vaccination

– – CNA urges voluntary shots, but opposes mandatory policy, 195:C–1 (10/13/09)
– – LMRA, RNs challenge (W.D. Wash.), 190:A–14 (10/5/09)

– N95 respirators

– – Cal., issuance, distribution, 204:A–6 (10/26/09)
– – CDC guidance, health care workers, 198:A–16 (10/16/09)
– – Pandemic readiness, CNA/NNOC protest strike, 200:A–10 (10/20/09); canceled, talks resume, 208:A–11 (10/30/09)

– N.Y., health care workers, mandatory vaccinations, TRO (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09); vaccine shortages, rule suspended, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– Pandemic, ADA application, CRS report, 205:A–7 (10/27/09); correction, 206:A–15 (10/28/09)
– States, hospitals, unions, divided opinions, 195:C–1 (10/13/09)

HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS

– FLSA, teen parking valet fatality, DOL fines, 199:A–14 (10/19/09)

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

– Asbestos

See ASBESTOS

– Combustible dust

– – OSHA rulemaking, advance notice, 201:A–11 (10/21/09)
– – Pet food firm, OSHA fines, 199:A–14 (10/19/09)

– Diacetyl, Cal/OSHA regulation, 189:A–14 (10/2/09)
– Hexavalent chromium, OSHA, product substitutions, 195:A–4 (10/13/09)
– Radiation exposure, particle accelerators, OSHA guidance, 201:A–13 (10/21/09)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

– Mental health parity rules, 2010 goal, 193:A–15 (10/8/09)

HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

See EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

– American Red Cross, labor practices, donor safety, security of blood supply, report, 194:A–9 (10/9/09)
– Home care

See HOME HEALTH CARE

– Hospitals

See HOSPITALS

– Insurance

See HEALTH INSURANCE

– Nurses

See NURSES

– Nursing homes

See NURSING HOMES

– Physicians

See PHYSICIANS

HEALTH INSURANCE

– CIGNA, ERISA

– – Cash balance conversion, notice deficiencies, remedies (2d Cir.), 194:A–5 (10/9/09)
– – Coverage denials, disclosure of internal guidelines (U.S., rev den), 191:B–9 (10/6/09)

– Costs

– – Private business, government occupations compared, BLS data, 208:A–6 (10/30/09)
– – 2010, Towers Perrin annual survey of employers, 194:A–10 (10/9/09)

– Costs, 2010, Towers Perrin annual survey of employers, 194:A–10 (10/9/09)
– GM, salaried employees, consumer-driven plans, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– Health Care Serv., extent of FEHBA preemption, FEHBP jurisdiction (U.S., rev grant), 196:AA–1 (10/14/09)
– Health risk assessments (HRAs), limitations under interim GINA rules, 203:A–4 (10/23/09)
– Humana, ERISA, stock drop, flawed earnings projections (W.D. Ky.), 191:A–4 (10/6/09)
– Mass., 2008 “fair share” assessments, 2009 standard, 206:A–1 (10/28/09)
– Reform

– – Affordable Health Care for America Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3962

– – AFL-CIO mobilization for public option, 195:A–11 (10/13/09); day of action, leafletting, 205:A–6 (10/27/09)
– – Am. Benefits Council, priorities summary, 196:A–3 (10/14/09)
– – America's Affordable Health Choices Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3200

– – “Cadillac” plans excise tax

– – – Effects on taxpayers, 191:A–5 (10/6/09)
– – – Thirty-one percent affected by 2019, Joint Committee on Taxation analysis, 202:A–3 (10/22/09)

– – Cafeteria plan rules, HIPAA changes, preparedness, 195:A–5 (10/13/09)
– – ERISA remedies, regulatory role considerations, EBSA stance, 201:A–6 (10/21/09)
– – Health Care Reform and Small Business, CRS report, 191:A–10 (10/6/09)
– – Public option support, physicians survey, 190:A–17 (10/5/09)
– – San Francisco play or pay law, ERISA preemption (U.S., brief invited), 191:B–1 (10/6/09)
– – Senate Finance markup, 188:A–4 (10/1/09); amendments, recess, 188:A–12 (10/1/09); state plans, negotiations with insurers, 189:A–17 (10/2/09); final markup, final vote, 190:A–16 (10/5/09); amended plan costs, coverage, CBO report, 193:A–14 (10/8/09); Finance approval, merger with HELP bill, 196:A–15 (10/14/09); HELP chair on public option, costs, carve-outs, 199:A–8 (10/19/09); employer mandates common ground, 199:A–12 (10/19/09); Nov. floor action, 204:A–3 (10/26/09); Lieberman, Snowe oppose public option, 206:A–14 (10/28/09); support for public option predicted once details exposed, 207:A–13 (10/29/09)
– – White House memo, no middle class taxation, 188:A–4 (10/1/09)

– Retiree health benefits

See RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS

– Voluntary benefits, top trends, survey report, 197:A–6 (10/15/09)
– Wellness programs

– – GINA rules effects, 193:A–14 (10/8/09); health risk assessments (HRAs), 203:A–4 (10/23/09)
– – Incentive benefits, cost reductions, employee assistance, 202:A–6 (10/22/09)

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)

– At-will firing, advice to facilitate adoption (Tenn. Ct. App.), 197:A–14 (10/15/09)
– Health care reform changes, preparedness, 195:A–5 (10/13/09)

HEALTHCARE WORKERS (NUHW)

– Representation

– – Petitions, status of SEIU charges, 196:A–2 (10/14/09)
– – Sequoias Portola Valley Hosp., housekeepers, NUHW certified, 196:A–2 (10/14/09)

HHS

See HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HHS)

HIPAA

See HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)

HIRING

– Background checks

See BACKGROUND CHECKS

– Discriminatory selection

See specific types of discrimination

– Job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS)

See TURNOVER, EMPLOYEE

– Job-sharing tax credit proposal, jobs creation, issue brief, 206:A–8 (10/28/09)
– New hires, Challenger, Gray, & Christmas report, year-to-date, 196:A–12 (10/14/09)
– Retail, holidays, 2009 seasonal projections, BLS, 202:A–9 (10/22/09)

HOLIDAYS

– Retail hiring, 2009 seasonal projections, BLS, 202:A–9 (10/22/09)

HOME HEALTH CARE

– Cal., Fresno County, ADA challenge to state wage, benefits cuts (N.D. Cal.), 204:A–4 (10/26/09)
– Home Care of Wash., settlement without notice to lawyer, putative class members invalid (Wash. Ct. App.), 188:A–8 (10/1/09)

HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT (DHS)

– Budget, FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2892

– E-Verify Program

See EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION

– ICE

See IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)

– No-match rescission, final rule, 192:AA–1 (10/7/09)
– Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. immigration laws

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3647

– Staff diversity, EEO barriers, House committee critique, 198:A–2 (10/16/09)

HOSPITALS

– Advocate Health Care, antitrust, wage suppression, class certification denied (N.D. Ill.), 189:A–1 (10/2/09)
– Alle-Kiski Med. Ctr., EPA, viability (W.D. Pa.), 188:A–9 (10/1/09)
– Allegheny Gen. Hosp., RNs, SEIU ratification, 200:A–10 (10/20/09)
– AnlantiCare Health Sys., FMLA retaliation, pretext (D.N.J.), 206:A–4 (10/28/09)
– Bronx Lebanon Hosp., ADA, ADEA, restructuring, skills (S.D.N.Y.), 208:A–1 (10/30/09)
– Caritas Christi Health Care, Norwood Hosp., 1199SEIU win, 195:A–2 (10/13/09)
– Catholic Healthcare West, St. Joseph Health Sys., H1N1 pandemic, poor readiness, CNA/NNOC one-day protest strike, Cal., Nev., 200:A–10 (10/20/09); canceled, talks resume, 208:A–11 (10/30/09)
– Covenant Health, at-will firing, advice to facilitate adoption violated hospital policy, HIPAA (Tenn. Ct. App.), 197:A–14 (10/15/09)
– Daughters of Charity Hospitals

– – H1N1 pandemic, poor readiness, CNA/NNOC one-day protest strike, Cal., Nev., 200:A–10 (10/20/09); canceled, talks resume, 208:A–11 (10/30/09)
– – UHW pacts ratified, 207:A–9 (10/29/09)

– H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)

See H1N1 VIRUS

– MultiCare Health Sys., influenza, mandatory vaccination, RNs LMRA challenge (W.D. Wash.), 190:A–14 (10/5/09)
– New York

– – Mandatory flu vaccinations for health care workers, TRO (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 199:A–1 (10/19/09); vaccine shortages, rule suspended, 204:A–7 (10/26/09)
– – Nurse staffing ratios, patient outcomes reporting law, 193:A–5 (10/8/09)

– Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2381

– Nurse Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1788

– Pomona Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr., FLSA, overtime, hourly base rates vary for 8-hour, 12-hour shifts (9th Cir.), 204:AA–1 (10/26/09); text, 204:E–1 (10/26/09)
– Sequoias Portola Valley Hosp., housekeepers representation, NUHW certified, 196:A–2 (10/14/09)

HOTELS

– Chicago

– – Congress Plaza, meal and rest breaks, Ill. law, NLRA preemption (U.S., rev den), 191:B–5 (10/6/09)
– – Starwood Hotels, UNITE HERE, bargaining impasse, strike authorized, 208:A–9 (10/30/09)
– – UNITE HERE proposes hotel disclosure of labor disputes to consumers, 193:A–6 (10/8/09)

– Flexible work practices, health benefits, intervention trials, research studies, 196:A–11 (10/14/09)
– San Francisco, stalled talks, UNITE HERE strike authorization, 204:A–2 (10/26/09)